Bob Atchison the Teflon Con?

We don’t need rules to know lying is wrong, but it is worse when an attorney does it, because they hold peoples lives in their hands. The evidence concealed by both Atchison and his attorney undercut Hamou's arguments. By lying to cover it up, Bob Atchison tried to conceal the truth. He wanted a banner, justice be damned.

[Excerpts from Oma Hamou's Affidavit]

35. Enigma’s attorney, Simone Riccobono was enlisted to assist in getting my home address removed off the web, the return of my property and or a complete refund of Enigma’s money. My attorney made it clear that we were not going to pay anything towards the 7/13/2000 Invoice 2000-343 (See http://www.omahamou.com/pdf/affidavit/exhibit017.pdf) and that if they didn’t remove my home address from the web that we would sue them. Pallasart did in fact remove my home address and in a letter dated September 14, 2001 Pallasart told my attorney that Mr. Atchison and the company had decided on “an alternative arrangement to move past this unpleasant situation”…and would like “a Mutual Release between Pallasart Web Ventures, Inc. and its principals and Enigma Royal Films and its principals.”

http://www.omahamou.com/pdf/affidavit/exhibit025.pdf

36. Despite what Mr. Atchison represented to this Court, far from not being involved in any settlement agreement between Pallasart and Enigma he was “actively” involved in the process. My attorney took the time to draft a “Mutual Settlement Agreement and Release” which was sent back to Pallasart. (See: http://www.omahamou.com/pdf/affidavit/exhibit026.pdf) Several drafts were passed back and forth when suddenly Mr. Atchison had a change of mind and the last draft received from Pallasart reflected a change in paragraph 3: (See: http://www.omahamou.com/pdf/affidavit/exhibit027.pdf)

“The parties understand and agree that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Atchison does not release any claims he has or may have against Enigma in connection with the film project “As A Matter of Honour.”

37. Enigma refused to accept Pallasart’s “amended” changes, thus no settlement agreement was ever reached. In a letter dated December 14, 2001, Mr. Riccobono, attorney for Enigma wrote:

“…Because of the rejection of our initial released offer and the changes made, my client has instructed me not to go forward with any other release changes or release at all. My client is now of the opinion that she has paid for the products and demands it back in its entirety without the necessity of any release. Should this not be met immediately, that is within 10 days of this writing, a lawsuit will be filed for the appropriate materials and all attorney fees resulting there from. As this matter is not for negotiation, there is no need to follow this letter with any communication other than the complete satisfaction of that demanded for…” (See: http://www.omahamou.com/pdf/affidavit/exhibit028.pdf).

38. I sent a letter dated December 18, 2001 to Mr. Atchison regarding; Pallasart’s breached web hosting/ design agreement, unlawfully retained property and a demand for its return and cease and desist. (See: http://www.omahamou.com/pdf/affidavit/exhibit029.pdf)

38. During this litigation, in a letter dated October 5, 2004 from my Attorney, Dave Slater, to Mr. Atchison & Pallasart’s attorney, Lauren Matthews, page 3 paragraph 2 reads:

“…With respect to the repeated references to the purported settlement agreement between the parties, please be advised that this claim is false and known to be false by your client. Yet again I inform you, there is no settlement agreement. Indeed, one was prepared, at a cost of $5,000 in attorneys’ fees, on behalf of my client for execution. Your client refused to execute the proposed agreement, ergo, there is no settlement agreement. Your client knows this to be true. He cannot produce a mutually executed copy because one does not exist…”

(See: http://www.omahamou.com/pdf/affidavit/exhibit030.pdf)

39. In my personal experience with Mr. Atchison he has slipped out of culpability like a “Teflon Con.” During trial, in one of Mr. Atchison’s more noteworthy lapses in coherence, as an example is in the way he mischaracterized this event by testifying under oath that “a settlement agreement had been reached and he had no involvement in the settlement process.” As evident by Mr. Edward’s letter to my California attorney dated September 14, 2001, this statement is not true (See: http://www.omahamou.com/pdf/affidavit/exhibit025.pdf):

“…My partner and I have discussed this issue in depth and have decided on an alternative arrangement to move past this unpleasant situation…”

40. Mr. Atchison and Pallasart are indistinguishable in truth and in fact. He remains not only an integral part of Pallasart’s day-to-day operations but its President. Pallasart is a relatively small web design company a little “one horse operation” run out of Mr. Atchison’s home. Had such a settlement agreement truly been accomplished then why during trial did Mr. Atchison testify that he was still in possession of Enigma’s property and admitted he hadn’t given Enigma’s the historical photographs for which Pallasart was paid handsomely for? And why did he not exhibit the completed documents in court proving that such an agreement had been executed?

41. During trial Mr. Atchison presented to the court an invoice dated July 13, 2000. As stated previously, this is not a true and correct copy of the invoice I received from Pallasart. Likewise, underneath this purported invoice is a series of emails, which he purports, is my admission of the “alleged” consultation debt owed to him, which Mr. Atchison represents to this court as a true and correct copy of a series of emails that he purports is my admission of the “alleged” consultation debt owed to him. This is not a true and correct copy of the invoice that I received from Pallasart nor is it a true and correct copy of the emails, which have been purported to be written by me.

Source: OmaHamou.com

Bob Atchison: Where's The Beef?

I thought this was a nice comment and response with regards to the statement made by Oma Hamou...

Mr. Manning said...

"...I hope Oma has had personal time, because there is no denial that she went through enormous suffering. People need time to digest!"

Mike (Newson) said...

"...Oma has had some personal time, a time to breathe and gain perspective. In many ways this breathing room time was forced on her as she waits to see what law enforcement is going to do, and while her legal team does its work on the civil end. Looking at it from a distance, I’d say that the civil actions have been put on hold waiting for the criminal side of things to catch up with them.

I think Oma has been able to see more clearly that she can not forgive and forget and just walk away as she wanted to do six years ago, as the other side won’t let it be. Plus, this whole issue has reached world wide proportions and too many people now have an interest in what will happen to just let it be.

This epic will be finished and taken to completion, and my personal guess looking at the documentation is that Oma will emerge having been fully vindicated. It would have been over if Bob had played fair in court, but as perjury was involved, well that she won’t just let it be. If Oma had lost fair and square then it would have been over, but not this way.

One point that bugs me, “they” say that we don’t prove our points (although it seems to me that using “their” own documentation to prove Oma’s points, documents that were sworn to the courts to be true, is pretty good proof) and they say that they do prove their points using “public” records that we have shown over and over that they could not read properly, or more likely the did not want to read properly...

Anyway, ... Think about this point. The current big thorn is that Bob lied to the courts about a previous law suit settling things, he and his lawyer swore to the courts that what Oma was talking about in court was old business and it had been settled and was not bearing on the current issue. That was the main point that shot Oma down. So the big question is --- All Bob had to do is publish this settlement. Why has he not done so to prove that he did not commit perjury?

Could it be that Oma is correct and there was no settlement? One other point, if Bob and Rob were willing to settle this and negotiated with Oma’s lawyer to issue a retraction saying that what they had said about Oma was false, and that they promised to never do it again (so to speak) does the fact that they entered into this negotiation at all --- let alone modifying and issuing their own version of this retraction to Oma’s lawyer, a version which was agreed on by both sides yet never signed, not validate Oma?

http://alexanderpalaceobsession.blogspot.com/2007/04/oma-hamou-issues-statement-about-bob.html

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http://alexanderpalaceobsession.blogspot.com/2006/11/updatedone-of-many-examples-of-forgery.html

LA Times Recent Article on Defmation & Prior Restraint

State supreme court moves to limit speech
State justices for the first time rule that defendants can be barred from making defamatory statements in the future.

By Maura Dolan, Times Staff WriterApril 27, 2007

SAN FRANCISCO — In a significant development in free speech law, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that state courts may silence people who have defamed others.Ruling in the case of a 58-year-old Newport Beach woman who accused a local bar of serving tainted food and making sex videos, the high court said a judge may order Anne Lemen to stop repeating false and scurrilous statements that were found by a trial court to be defamatory.

The decision marked the first time the state high court has approved barring defendants in defamation cases from making statements in the future. Judges typically punish defamation by ordering defendants to pay damages.The dissenters in the 5-2 ruling warned that the court was authorizing a prior restraint on free speech, a legal concept rooted in English common law. "To forever gag the speaker — the remedy approved by the majority — goes beyond chilling speech," Justice Joyce L. Kennard wrote.

"It freezes speech." Because violating such an order could mean fines or jail, the prospect may "deter a person from speaking at all," Kennard wrote.But the majority said a narrow order against further defamation was constitutional."

An injunction issued following a trial … that does no more than prohibit the defendant from repeating the defamation is not a prior restraint and does not offend the 1st Amendment," Justice Carlos R. Moreno wrote for the majority.

A lawsuit by Aric Toll, who owns the Village Inn on Balboa Island with his parents, triggered the decision.Toll said Lemen was driving his customers away by videotaping them and telling outrageous lies about his business.He said Lemen told others that he had Mafia connections and had attempted to kill her.Toll's plight elicited sympathy from some of the justices at oral arguments, a factor that probably influenced Thursday's ruling.

"Every ruling is affected by the facts of the case, and that is why hard cases make bad law," said Santa Clara University law professor Gerald Uelmen, an expert on the state high court. "But when it comes to the burdens with respect to 1st Amendment protection, this is a pretty significant step."

Toll, 41, said he was "very happy" about the ruling. He said he had spent about $100,000 pursuing his case against Lemen, who describes herself as a Christian evangelist and owns a home next door to Toll's business. "She is capable of a lot of damage, and she just doesn't let up," Toll said.

D. Michael Bush, who represented Lemen at trial, said he was disappointed. Bush described Lemen as "emotionally vulnerable" and called the case "a human tragedy."

"She is ill-equipped to handle herself in a public manner," he said, asking that she not be contacted by the media.The concept of prior restraint came into the public lexicon with such major cases as the Pentagon Papers and Nazis' seeking to march in a Jewish neighborhood in Skokie, Ill.

The prohibition against prior restraint originally applied only to the news media, the court said. The idea was that requiring the media to obtain permission to publish something because it allegedly would be libelous would stifle the free expression at the heart of a democratic society. Justice Kathryn Mickle Werdegar, in her dissent, said it was "unescapable" that prohibiting Lemen from making certain statements in the future violated the Constitution.

" 'A free society prefers to punish the few who abuse rights of speech after they break the law than to throttle them and all others beforehand,' " she wrote, quoting from a 1975 U.S. Supreme Court precedent. "

'It is always difficult to know in advance what an individual will say, and the line between legitimate and illegitimate speech is often so finely drawn that the risks of freewheeling censorship are formidable.'

"The permanent injunction against Lemen specifically prohibits her from saying that the Village Inn distributes illegal drugs, encourages lesbian activities, participates in prostitution, serves as a whorehouse, sells alcohol to minors, makes sex videos, serves tainted food and is involved in child pornography.The order also prevents Lemen from videotaping the bar and its customers within 25 feet of the business and from initiating contact with bar employees.

A Court of Appeal upheld the limitations on filming but struck down as unconstitutional the prohibitions on contacting employees and making the disparaging statements.Although the state high court agreed that the order was overly broad, it said that a so-called gag order may be permissible if it is narrowly written. Specifically, the court said the order should have been directed only at Lemen. It had applied to "her agents, all persons acting on her behalf or purporting to act on her behalf and all other persons in active concert and participation with her.

"The majority also said the order should ensure that Lemen can make whatever complaints she likes to government agencies and should not flatly stop her from contacting Village Inn employees anywhere, anytime and on any subject.

Bush, Lemen's attorney, said he intends to fight restrictions on Lemen's speech when the case returns to Orange County for a modified order. He said he and Lemen have not yet decided on whether to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Duke University law professor Erwin Chemerinsky, who argued the appeal to the state high court, said he was pleased the court struck down the existing order against Lemen and insisted that future orders should be written narrowly and apply only to specific statements and only after trials."So if a narrow injunction is crafted, Lemen cannot repeat these specific statements, but she can go out and say other things about the Balboa Village Inn," Chemerinsky said.

Toll's lawyer, J. Scott Russo, describing himself as "ecstatic," said he would seek a new order with the modifications suggested by the court." This was absolutely the best we could have hoped for," Russo said.

Contact Info: maura.dolan@latimes.com
Source: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-speech27apr27,1,1003742.story?track=rss

This case presents similar issues raised in the Bob Atchison versuses Oma Hamou saga. It seems the letter between the two attorneys (Matthews & Slater) bear out Mike Newson statement: at one time both Atchison and Moshein were willing to execute the below documents, too

bad it didn't happen.

Source: AA Legends & OmaHamou.com

NO. GN303141
ROBERT ATCHISON
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Plaintiff,
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V.
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345TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

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OMA HAMOU
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Defendant.
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OF TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS

AGREED ORDER GRANTING PERMANENT INJUNCTION

This case was heard the _______ day of _______, 2005. The parties appeared and announced ready for trial. The Court finds that the parties have agreed to the requested relief, that relief being that Oma Hamou, Defendant and Third Party Plaintiff in this action and The Sarskaia Foundation and Enigma Films, Inc. Intervenors and Third Party Plaintiffs in this action, are entitled to a permanent injunction against Third Party Defendant, Robert Atchison. It is, therefore,

ORDERED that Robert Atchison, Third Party Defendant in this action is permanently enjoined from communicating with or disseminating to any person or entity, either directly or indirectly, for any purpose whatsoever, any statement, information, or depiction concerning or related to Oma Hamou, Enigma Films, Inc., Enigma Royal Films, LLC, Enigma Royal Films, Inc. or The Sarskaia Foundation, save and except only for the Statement of Robert Atchison attached hereto as Exhibit “A” and made a part of this Order.

ORDERED that Robert Atchison, Third Party Defendant in this action is permanently enjoined from directing others or going within two-hundred (200) yards of any of Oma Hamou’s place of residence or that of Enigma and The Sarskaia Foundation’s place of business.

ORDERED that Robert Moshein, Third Party Defendant in this action is permanently enjoined from communicating with or disseminating to any person or entity, either directly or indirectly, for any purpose whatsoever, any statement, information, or depiction concerning or related to Oma Hamou, Enigma Films, Inc., Enigma Royal Films, LLC, Enigma Royal Films, Inc. or The Sarskaia Foundation, save and except only for the Statement of Robert Atchison attached hereto as Exhibit “B” and made a part of this Order.

ORDERED: that Robert Moshein, Third Party Defendant in this action is permanently enjoined from directing others or going within two-hundred (200) yards of any of Hamou, Enigma and The Sarskaia Foundation’s place of business.

ORDERED: that Robert Moshein, Third Party Defendant in this action is permanently enjoined from directing others or going within two-hundred (200) yards of Hamou’s residence.

ORDERED: that, in addition to any other remedies available to Oma Hamou, Enigma Films, Inc. and The Sarskaia Foundation, said parties shall be entitled to liquidated damages in the amount of $5,000, in the aggregate, for each communication or act of dissemination of any information, statement or depiction in violation of this Order upon an offering of proof of said violation and a finding of this court of said violation, provided, however, that the aforestated remedy of the imposition of liquidated damages shall be cumulative and shall not impair or limit the rights of Oma Hamou, Enigma Films, Inc. and The Sarskaia Foundation to other and further relief, including but not limited to contempt, injunctive relief and damages in excess of or in addition to liquidated damages upon a showing of proof in support thereof.

ORDERED: that, for purposes of this Order, each day that the internet is used as an instrumentality to communicate or disseminate any statement, information or depiction in violation of this Order shall constitute a separate violation of this Order.

Signed this ________ day of _________, 2005.

_______________________________
Judge Presiding

NO. GN303141
ROBERT ATCHISON
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Plaintiff,
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V.
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345TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

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OMA HAMOU
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Defendant.
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OF TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS

SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

STATE OF TEXAS KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
COUNTY OF TRAVIS

WHEREAS, Robert Atchison (hereinafter “Atchison”) initiated the above cited cause on or about August 21, 2003 (hereinafter “the Lawsuit”) against Oma Hamou (hereinafter “Hamou”) asserting that a Hamou was indebted to Atchison as a result of certain commercial dealings with her and,
WHEREAS, Oma Hamou, Enigma Films, Inc. and The Sarskaia Foundation intervened in the Lawsuit and, thereafter, joined as third party defefendants, Pallasart Web Ventures, Inc. (hereinafter “Pallasart”) and Robert Moshein (hereinafter “Moshein”) asserting that Atchison was indebted to Hamou as a result of certain commercial dealings with him and further, asserting various other wrongdoing on the part of Atchison and his business Pallasart, and

WHEREAS, Robert Atchison and Pallasart and Hamou and Hamou’ s Businesses desire to fully and finally settle and compromise each and all of the parities claims, demands, liabilities or actions of any kind or character, against the other, known or unknown, existing now or at any time previous to this settlement;

NOW THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties agree as follows:

1. Atchison and Hamou and Hamou’s Businesses agree that a final agreed judgment, in form and substance identical to that set forth in Exhibit “A”, attached hereto and made a part hereof, shall be entered by the court within ten (10) days of the date of the mutual execution of this settlement agreement, which judgment shall award damages payable by Atchison to Hamou and Hamou’s Businesses in the amount of $1.00 for defamation of Hamou and Hamou’s Businesses. The Judgment will not be published or otherwise conveyed directly or indirectly, to any third party by Robert Atchison without the prior written consent of Oma Hamou. Upon entry of the Judgment, all bonds posted in this case shall be redelivered to Oma Hamou.

2. Atchison and Hamou and Hamou’s Businesses agree that a Permanent Injunction, in form and substance identical to that set forth in Exhibit “B”, attached hereto and made a part hereof, shall be entered by the court within ten (10) days of the date of the mutual execution of this settlement agreement, which Permanent Injunction shall enjoin Atchison from publishing or making statements concerning Hamou and Hamou’s Businesses as provided in Exhibit B.

3. Each of the respective parties to this Agreement shall be responsible for payment of all attorneys’ fees and costs of court incurred by them and shall not be liable to any other party hereto for payment of said fees and costs.

4. Hamou and Hamou’s Businesses, in consideration of Atchison’s covenants herein, including but not limited Atchison’s promise to fully and faithfully comply with the Permanent Injunction described in Exhibit B hereto, does hereby RELEASE and forever DISCHARGE Atchison, his agents, servants and representatives, and Pallasart and its’ agents, servants, and representatives from any and all claims, causes of action, debts, demands, obligations, liabilities and suits whatever, of any kind or character, whether known or unknown, in any manner and in any capacity claimed, owned, held or possessed by Hamou or Hamou’s Businesses, or their agents, servants, representatives, successors or assigns, whether or not any such claim, cause of action, debt, demand, obligation, liability or suit was raised in the Lawsuit. This release of liability by Hamou and Hamou’s Businesses is intended to be all inclusive and comprehensive and is intended to finally settle and dispose of any and all claims, causes of action, debts, demands, obligations, liabilities and suits whatever, of any kind or character, whether known or unknown, that do or may exist in favor of Hamou and/or Hamou’s Businesses against Atchison and Pallasart. However, nothwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, in the event that Hamou or Hamou’s Businesses shall obtain a finding by a court of competent jurisdiction that Atchison has violated the Permanent Injunction, without regard to the amount, if any, of any damages, if any, suffered by Hamou or Hamou’s Businesses as a result of such violation, then, in such event, the release given by Hamou and Hamou’s Businesses shall be void, ab initiio, and shall be without force or effect and, further, the parties agree that any and all applicable statutes of limitation that may or do impair, limit or bar any claim or cause of action released hereunder by Hamou or Hamou’s Businesses shall be waived by Atchison and that Hamou and Hamou’s Businesses shall have the right but not the obligation to refile any claim or cause of action hereinabove released for a period of six (6) months from the date of the entry of the judgment or order of the court finding the aforementioned violation of the Permanent Injunction and Atchison agrees that, with respect to any such refilled claim or cause of action he shall in no event raise a defense of limitations or laches.

5. Atchison, in consideration of the covenants herein of Hamou and Hamou’s Businesses, does hereby RELEASE and forever DISCHARGE Hamou and Hamou’s Businesses and all of her and her Businesses’ agents, servants and representatives, successors and assigns from any and all claims, causes of action, debts, demands, obligations, liabilities and suits whatever, of any kind or character, whether known or unknown, in any manner and in any capacity claimed, owned, held or possessed by Atchison, or his agents, servants, representatives, successors or assigns, whether or not any such claim, cause of action, debt, demand, obligation, liability or suit was raised in the Lawsuit. This release of liability by Atchison is intended to be all inclusive and comprehensive and is intended to finally settle and dispose of any and all claims, causes of action, debts, demands, obligations, liabilities and suits whatever, of any kind or character, whether known or unknown, that do or may exist in favor Atchison against Hamou or Hamou’s Businesses.

6. Atchison and Hamou and Hamou’s Businesses agree that the parties are free to publish and distribute, without restriction or limitation, a signed statement of Atchison identical in form and substance to Exhibit “C” attached hereto and made a part hereof. Atchison agrees that he shall publish the aforementioned statement, completely and without editorial comment or amendment, and the Permanent Injunction on the Alexander Palace website (www.alexanderpalance.org) for a period of one-hundred twenty (120) consecutive days from the date of the entry of the Permanent Injunction.

7. Other than as set forth within this Agreement, Hamou agrees that she will not, in her individual capacity or through Hamou’s Businesses make any statements about Atchison or Pallasart in the future. Atchison understands and agrees that Hamou must undertake a series of communications directed to the public in general and, particularly, directed to interested third parties concerning the subject matter of the Lawsuit in an effort to rehabilitate her reputation and that of Hamou’s Businesses. Atchison further understands and agrees that such communications shall be unfettered and that Hamou will necessarily refute various allegations and statements previously made by Atchison and will assert that various allegations are false, misleading or otherwise factually in error.

8. Atchison agrees he will either not direct others to do so or go within two-hundred (200) yards of any of Hamou, Enigma and The Sarskaia Foundation’s place of business. Atchison also agrees that he will neither direct nor go within two-hundred (200) yards of Hamou’s residence.

9. The foregoing represents the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the settlement of the Lawsuit. This Agreement may not be modified by the parties hereto unless such modification is in writing and signed by all parties to this Agreement.

10. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas. In the event of a breach of this Agreement, the parties agree that any claim or action asserting such breach may be filed in the then current county of the state in which either Hamou or Atchison is domiciled, provided, however, that nothing herein shall operate to impair or limit the ability of the parties to file an action in any venue available under law and shall in no manner impair or limit the remedies of Hamou and Hamou’s Businesses to enforce, by contempt or otherwise, the Permanent Injunction entered by the court in connection with this settlement.

EXECUTED THIS _____ day of _________________________, 2005.


The Sarskaia Foundation

By:______________________________

Title: _____________________________

Enigma Films, Inc.

By: _________________________________


Title: _____________________________


Enigma Royal Films, LLC

By: _______________________________


Title: _____________________________


Enigma Royal Films, Inc

By: _______________________________


Title: _____________________________


Pallasart Web Ventures, Inc


By: _______________________________


Title: _____________________________


____________________________
ROBERT ATCHISON

STATEMENT OF ROBERT ATCHISON

The undersigned, Robert Atchison, issues this public statement in connection with the lawsuit, Cause No. GN303141; Robert Atchison, Plaintiff, v. Oma Hamou Defendant; In the District Court, 345th Judicial District of Travis County, Texas (“Lawsuit”).

The lawsuit has been settled and I have agreed to issue this public statement in connection with this settlement. I have also agreed to be made subject to a Permanent Injunction which has been entered by the court in connection with this settlement.

In the past, I have made statements concerning Oma Hamou, the Sarskaia Foundation, Enigma Films, Inc., Enigma Royal Films, LLC, Enigma Royal Films, Inc. and the film, “As A Matter of Honour.” These statements have dealt generally with allegations of criminal conduct on the part of Ms. Hamou and certain commercial debts purportedly associated with Ms. Hamou’s filmmaking activities. These statements have been communicated by me to the general public via the internet and to various third parties such as governmental organizations, prospective lenders, industry professionals and other third parties in private conversations and written communications.

Statements that I have made both verbally and in written form concerning Ms. Hamou and her related organizations and entities regarding the aforementioned subject matters have been false and misleading. I have agreed pursuant to the Permanent Injunction entered in the Lawsuit to no longer make any statements regarding Ms. Hamou or any of the previously mentioned organizations, other than referring to the fact there was a lawsuit, it was settled, and this statement, and I have agreed that any statements by me relating the fact that there was a lawsuit and that it was settled will only be communicated together with the complete text of this statement.

Further, I agree to publish this statement and the Permanent Injunction on the Alexander Palace website (www.alexanderpalance.org) for a period of one-hundred twenty (120) consecutive days the date of the entry of the Permanent Injunction.

Most particularly I wish to publicly state that I recognize that two topics I have commented upon have caused particular distress for Ms. Hamou and I wish to speak directly to those matters.

Firstly, I have no personal knowledge or information which would support in any manner the unsubstantiated allegation that Ms. Hamou or her associates or colleagues attempted to hire a third party to harm or murder me, Robert Atchison. It is my understanding that the law enforcement authorities investigating this matter have closed their files based upon an absence of evidence to support these allegations. I have no reason to believe that there has ever been any substance or merit to these allegations.

Secondly, with respect to the various statements made by me or made by others and republished by me regarding Father Markell of St. Petersburg, Russia and The Fedorovsky Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia, I wish to publicly state that I have no personal knowledge that Ms. Hamou took any action that made Father Markell “homeless”, that she seduced him or otherwise had any inappropriate relationship with him or that Father Markell was required to or did repay a loan to J. P. Morgan Bank on behalf of Oma Hamou or any of her related entities and, thirdly, I acknowledge that Ms. Hamou did undertake restoration efforts for The Fedorovsky Cathedral and the Alexander Palace.

My specific reference to the above two topics (regarding an allegation that Ms. Hamou attempted to harm or murder me and the comments regarding The Fedorovsky Cathedral and Father Markell) are not intended to diminish in any way my full and complete retraction of any false or misleading statements I have made in the past regarding Ms. Hamou and the aforementioned entities and organizations. It is simply that I understand that the allegations associated with these two topics have been most offensive to Ms. Hamou.

In no manner do I wish to impede the production of the film, “As A Matter of Honour” or do or say anything that could possibly reflect poorly on her commendable and worthwhile effort to restore any historical monuments in Russia. I wish Ms. Hamou the best in these endeavors. I sincerely regret any harm or damage suffered by Ms. Hamou, personally, or suffered by any of the organizations and entities affiliated with her, or any person associated with this lawsuit. Again, to the extent that any of my previous statements have caused Ms. Hamou concern, embarrassment, or humiliation, I am truly sorry.

­­____________________________ ____________
Robert ATCHISON Date

Source: AA Legends & OmaHamou.com

Oma Hamou Issues a Statement about Bob Atchison & His Gang of Web Thugs

My life for the past six years has consisted of having my reputation and all of my efforts to make a living, let alone a normal life, destroyed by the obsessive, inexplicable, incessant and personally devastating attacks from a man I barely knew --- and to say the least I wish I never knew. That man is Bob Atchison and his host of co-conspirators, such as; Rob Moshein, Mike Pyles (a person who I’ve never even met or spoken to) and others including several aliases used by the above individuals.

People who know me spent the first years of this conflict exasperated with me for wanting to reconcile and forgive. I wanted to let bygones, be bygones --- in spite of the fact he had already damaged me and my projects to the tune of 2 ½ million dollars plus the loss of a 20 million dollar loan.These cruel and depraved individuals launched a merciless and unrelenting attack on me to the extent that I have spent the last years literally in fear and hiding, facing daily terror and distress.

Despite my sending several cease and desist letters as well as the attorney having sent cease and desist letters not to mention a court restraining order that was issued against Pallasart and Rob Moshein they have shown nothing but contempt for all pleas and demands and even protective orders.These disturbed individuals have concocted a multitude of schemes against me; including using forged documents and making false allegations to law enforcement, all in an effort to have me imprisoned, notwithstanding the fact that they have already imprisoned my soul and destroyed my life. No matter what revenge they ravish on me personally they are utterly unsatisfied and seek to have me physically imprisoned by whatever false accusation they can come up with in their wild and devious imaginations. Fortunately due to due diligence, the police have determined that there was no basis to their continual accusations and that it is I who has been victimized by some very unscrupulous people.

Let me give you an example of some of the attacks of these depraved individuals --- stated briefly and not completely:

* Posted my US Social Security Number on the web.

* Posted my home address on the web.

* Posted information on file with the California DMV office (which is illegal)* Used forged documents against me in court and submitted forged documents to the police.* Committed perjury in court.

* Launched campaigns to discredit me to dissuade financial institutions, government agencies and others from assisting me in my endeavors.

* They have given false testimony against me to the courts, police, the public and not just given false testimony but unrelentingly pursued the prosecution of this false testimony in an attempt to wreak any and all damage upon me that they could.

* They have conspired with others to harm me.

* They have instigated violence against me including being threatened with firearms and being physically thrown up against the wall.

* They have stalked me to discover my home and sanctuary seeking through a multitude of ways (the least of which is analyzing IP addresses that hit a imbedded image) to find my person --- based on the past, one is forced to ask for what reason do they want to find my physical self? What harm do they intend once they find me?

* Bob and his web company Pallasart defrauded me out of large sums of monies.

And this is by no means a complete list as they have done anything and everything they could think of in their devious and highly creative minds for a period of six years.

Bob Atchison used the court system to extort money from me, money that I don’t owe him. At trial in his civil litigation against me both him and his attorney represented to the court that Bob’s company, Pallasart Web Ventures had sued my company Enigma Films and my references to documentation was from a prior lawsuit which had been settled previously. This was a lie!

Not only that --- Bob Atchison submitted forged documents to attain his verdict against me.

I now find myself in unfamiliar territory. I am not and have never been a vengeful person. However, my nature has been so brutalized and so altered by their horrific and unwarranted assaults on me that I am making an exception. Don’t take this as if this is issued from the mouth of someone who is prone to seeking justice and or the demise of someone who has done evil. People who know me know this to be extremely out of character for me, but I believe it is just and right for at least some if not all of these individuals to be imprisoned for the crimes they have and continue unrelentingly to commit against me. They have proved by their actions that just being reprimanded by the courts is insufficient in getting them to change their ways. Having failed to modify their behavior by mere words then it is obvious that some escalated attempt to modify their behavior is required.

In my opinion, based on observed behaviors, Bob Atchison is a sociopath and so is Rob Moshein. I didn’t deserve any of what Bob Atchison and his co-conspirators have and continue to do to me and I can’t imagine who would deserve it, all I wanted to do was make a film dealing with Russian history and Czar Nicholas II.

Instead I found myself trapped in an underworld of history freaks whose fanaticism compels them to destroy anyone with the audacity to enter their realm which they seem to insist belongs to them exclusively and anyone wanting to enter must enter as their subjects. The incongruity here is that “their realm” is World History and you can’t touch it or they’ll rip you to shreds.

Thank you for your prayers and continued support.
Ms. Oma Hamou

Source: http://www.omahamou.com/ & http://alexanderpalaceobsession.blogspot.com/2006/11/updatedone-of-many-examples-of-forgery.html

The Men Behind the Alexander Palace Time Machine Web site

This Blog was created on Monday, October 23, 2006 it states the following:

"...When Oma Hamou found Bob Atchison's web site "Alexander Palace Time Machine" she had no idea that simply clicking on this site and getting in touch with him would get her sucked into an insidious cult surrounding Nicholas II, Russia's last Czar.

The Oma Hamou Reality Blog Site is a spurious, incorrect, poorly researched, and intentionally misleading site about Oma Hamou. Based on court documents, it appears "if" Bob Atchison or associates of his small web company, Pallasart don't like you they will create websites that contains false information, write letters to your friends, business associates even to financial institutions describing how horrible of a person you are and accuse you of crimes you've never committed, they will publish personal information about you such as your social security number and home address on the web or in the case of Bob Atchison he will file numerous police reports against you..."

We at APO believe Mike Newson has done a wonderful job showing that the folks over on that other blog about Hamou are a scum sucking son of a bitch liar, end of story!

QUOTE JUSTIN EDWARDS: "...There is another web site created about Oma Hamou by Bob Atchison's company, Pallasart which had pretty much the same information as this new blog does. In fact on Pallasart's Oma Hamou Report dot org web site even acknowledges this and provides a link to the new blog.

In the beginning Bob denied creating Pallasart's Oma Hamou Report dot org site yet he told the cops in Austin and California "he created it to warn others about Oma's character." If you read his deposition he trips himself up and says he "didn't know anything about it until his attorney told him about it." The man obviously doesn't know how to tell the truth especially when it comes to Oma.

Getting back to the information "they" put out there about Oma...a court in Texas issued a "protective order" in favor of Oma and ordered Rob Moshein who by that time got the domain name transferred into his name to remove it offline and a restraining order against him was issued. One of the issues raised in Oma's lawsuit with Bob/Rob and Bob's company Pallasart was "libel and defamation" which a Judge wrote in her own hand on the protective order itself that Oma "had shown a likelhood of success".

But a "protective order" didn't deter Bob/Rob as they sent private messages to many of their history forum participants about Oma some of those messages were forwarded to us were threatening...That is Bob/Rob was threatening their own forum participants...

We know for a fact Bob/Rob have "threatened" to destroy other people. We know for a fact that Bob lied to the cops about Oma because not only did the cops tell us but its in their reports something that's going to come back to Bob when he's prosecuted. We know for a fact Bob/Rob (whose a part of Pallasart) conspired with Mike Pyles and the alleged hit man, and the guy in Washington DC and others to cause harm to Oma. We know for a fact that Bob perjured himself more than one time during his and Oma's lawsuit, especially at trial. We know for a fact Bob gave the courts and the police forged documents to use against Oma. We know for a fact when both Mike and I were participating on AA Legends forum that Bob asked Penny Wilson and others to tell me what a horrible liar I was, because Bob is a great friend and would never do the shit we said he did to Oma. We know for a fact that the author of Oma Hamou Reality Blog is connected to Pallasart/Bob/Rob because an email to Mike Newson that was forwarded to Rob Moshein by the alleged hit man's wife was published in part on the blog. We know for a fact that Bob Atchison claimed Gilbert MacDuff was Rob Moshein the same person who published on the city of Pushkin's website Oma's social security number also published these words: "America knows Oma Hamou is nothing but a criminal" similar to words published yesterday on the new blog. We know for a fact that the poster mailto:GDSandro@aol.comP IP comes from the same Chicago IP as Mike Pyles who in 2004 registered as a participant on Oma's personal web site and WHO despite being told in so many words, to knock it off, created another thread about Oma on Google's ATR site.

I guess for the police this is all good stuff because it goes to the heart of her criminal complaint against Bob and them. Source: OmaHamou.com

Oma Hamou Reality Blog

It is absolutely reprehensible for someone to be able to come up with false, malicious and defamatory information about someone with the intent of destroying their character, and be able to do so with impunity and anonymity.

Rob Moshein's Declaration to the Texas Courts

[Excerpts] Rob Moshein states the information he puts out there about Hamou isn't libelous or done with "malice" (*coughing*) rather the information he quotes as being factual is based upon research done to the "best of his ability." (*rolling eyes to heaven*) According to Mike Newson the courts in Texas didn't agree with Moshein's way of thinking and held him accountable by issuing a restraining order against him.

UPDATE: Yesterday, a heated debate between Annie/Lisa S and Rob Moshein erupted on Bob Atchison's Russian history web site forum concerning the enimgatic "Anna Anderson" controversy. In case you didn't know, noted author/historian Penny Wilson was given the boot from further participating on "their" forum because her opinions didn't "jive" with their way of thinking ... then he "whined" about it on Kingandwilson.com...anyhow ... on Atchison's forum Rob published, "...I could care less for O.H...." yeh, right that's why YOU and ATCHISON and the rest of your "web thugs" (a word used to describe you on OmaHamou.com) hijacked the Legends forum to preach your bullshit about O.H. not to mention the web sites and Blog created in O.H.'s honor...yeh, you could care less...ALL OF US HOPE O.H. does succeed in getting Bob Atchison thrown in jail for what he's done to her and if we're lucky they'll take you too!

http://alexanderpalaceobsession.blogspot.com/2007/02/image-hosted-by-imageshackus.html & http://alexanderpalaceobsession.blogspot.com/2007/03/evil-genius-in-austin-texas-tapping-his.html

Athsion and his gang of "Web Thugs" sacrastically say, "...Yeah, Oma Hamou sounds really credible...."

QUOTE MIKE NEWSON: Well Yes the courts did believe OMA HAMOU when she asked for a restraining order against Pallasart's Oma Hamou Report dot org site and Rob Moshein and got it, law enforcement believed OMA when it investigated the claims made by Bob Atchison, Rob Moshein and their friend Mike Pyles---but they didn't believe them --- and a Judge said Oma had proven a likelihood of success on the merits of her Counterclaim against Bob/Rob/Pallasart so yeah, the people who count found her pretty credible!

Borrowing a word from Atchison, the public should be aware of the character of the men behind the Alexander Palace Time Machine web site.

The Shame of Bob Atchison!

Fedorovsky Cathedral Pushkin, Russia -UPDATE

Lying to the public and law enforcement in the United States, Bob Atchison drags the name of a Russian priest, Father Markell through the mud in his smear campaign against Oma Hamou. Amongst other things, Atchison steadfastly claimed the priest co-signed a loan on behalf of Hamou with the Moscow branch of JP Morgan. This statement is substaniated by the multiple police reports filed against Hamou by Bob Atchison of the Alexander Palace Time Machine. It should be noted in every instance, Atchison filed a police report against Hamou the complaint was "dismissed" for lack of evidence and credibility.

The gold used to guild this church was not provided by either Atchison or Hamou but instead was donated by the government of Russia.

Oma Hamou & Father Gennady at St. Sophia Cathedral

Pushkin - Russia

Hamou's Orthodox Baptism inside Fedorvosky Cathedral

Photo Source: OmaHamou.com

OMA HAMOU'S AFFIDAVIT SUBMITTED TO THE COURTS IN TEXAS

Source: OmaHamou.com

In a letter dated November 13, 2003 Atchison writes a Russian resident:

“…Can you tell me what Oma has said about Father Markell? What things would I have her clear up. I know she has made claims about him sexually and stealing money from her. I remember she said she gave Markell $180,000 and that he stole it. She has also said that he abused her sexually. If you could fill me in on this from your perspective (or perhaps ask him) that would help me make sure I cover it all. Perhaps you could find out just what she really did (pay for) at the Fedorovsky…” http://www.omahamou.com/pdf/affidavit/exhibit103.pdf

In “Plaintiff’s Supplemental Responses to Defendant’s Request for Disclosure” dated January 18, 2005 Atchison makes the following statement (remember folks he's stating these things under OATH):

“…Since Father Markell left the Fedorovsky Cathedral, Mr. Atchison no longer has any contact information for him. Mr. Markell was the Archimandrite of the Fedorovsky cathedral. Mr. Atchison introduced Ms. Hamou to Father Markell because Ms. Hamou promised to provide the funds necessary to restore the Fedorovsky Cathedral. Father Markell baptized Ms. Hamou. Ms. Hamou told Mr. Atchison that Father Markell had taken $180,000 from her and that she had the signed a receipt for it. But Father Markell stole her money. Nadia told Mr. Atchison that Ms. Hamou told Father Markell that he needed to sign the receipt for $180,000 in advance so she could get the money for the Fedorovsky Cathedral, that he did sign the receipt, but that Ms. Hamou never forwarded the money as promised..." http://www.omahamou.com/pdf/affidavit/exhibit60.pdf

INSIDE OMA HAMOU's AFFIDAVIT: "... As stated previously and during my testimony at trial, Mr. Atchison did not introduce me to any Church official of the Russian Orthodox Church. He did not introduce me to Archimandrite Markell. His claims regarding my statements about Archimandrite Markell are self-serving and not true as I have never said this. Mr. Atchison is well aware that Archimandrite Markell is still the current dean of the Fedorovsky Cathedral. Pallasart and its associates including but not limited too, a woman by the name of ‘Christine Martin’ is well aware of this fact...

I was baptized inside the “Fedorovsky Cathedral” located in the City of Pushkin, Russia by Archimandrite Markell and nothing is more sacred to me, other than my children, than my faith and Oath to the Russian Orthodox Church. Mr. Atchison made these false statements in “knowing” disregard of the truth, and my rights, to increase his reputation, standing and his own fame as a historian of the Alexander Palace in Russia thereby growing his own business and increasing his personal wealth. Mr. Atchison posted several statements on Pallasart’s “Alexander Palace Time Machine’s” forum all directed towards Enigma and its participation in the restoration of the Fedorovsky Cathedral. http://www.omahamou.com/pdf/affidavit/exhibit104.pdf
For years Mr. Atchison has ‘used’ my Church and faith as a weapon against me. A big lie is much easier to tell than a small one. As it historically has been easily believed. Mr. Atchison has concocted and spread a mosaic of completely false and defamatory statements without the consent of any of the targets of this defamatory language, with the express malice, intent and design to harm the Church, Enigma films, the Sarskaia Foundation, and myself. The information that Mr. Atchison has repeated, in regards to what I “supposedly” did to this Russian priest, as truth to law enforcement, financial institutions, government entities, and to others through out the world is a lie. This is the lie of the century and has to be the top lie that pains me greatly, because Mr. Atchison used my church and my faith as a weapon against me in his assault and worse was that people throughout the world wrongly judged me...

An excerpt of reknown author/historian Greg King's letter to Rob Moshein dated July, 26, 2002:

"....I would simply add, to you, as a personal courtesy, and to those others of your ilk who profess such devotion to the Imperial Family and those who as so-called Christians speak of "Holy Royal Martyrs" might do well to practice a little of what the Christian Faith actually teaches. Have you spent much time in prayer, Rob? Have you considered how your actions affect others?

Have you given any thought to the effect of your words-as a person of faith-on others who will read this? Until those who identify themselves so strongly with their martyrs can demonstrate even the most remote semblance or attempt at humility and thoughtfulness will I feel inclined to take them seriously...Thank you to those who-be they devoted to the Imperial Family, regard them as saints, or merely consider themselves decent human beings-have read these threads and the words contained within and supported Penny and myself, and to those of you who may disagree violently with what you think may be said, but who have the ordinary consideration to behave in a restrained, adult manner..."

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.talk.royalty/browse_thread/thread/eec5a97aae08769e/6791c2a31a8640ba?lnk=st&q=Rob+Moshein&rnum=1#6791c2a31a8640ba

Athsion and his gang of "Web Thugs" sacrastically say, "...Yeah, Oma Hamou sounds really credible...."

QUOTE MIKE NEWSON: Well Yes the courts did believe OMA HAMOU when she asked for a restraining order against Pallasart's Oma Hamou Report dot org site and Rob Moshein and got it, law enforcement believed OMA when it investigated the claims made by Bob Atchison, Rob Moshein and their friend Mike Pyles---but they didn't believe them --- and a Judge said Oma had proven a likelihood of success on the merits of her Counterclaim against Bob/Rob/Pallasart so yeah, the people who count found her pretty credible!

Letter Between Atchison's Attorney (Matthews) and Hamou's Attorney (Slater):

According to Mike Newson this document represents the final proposed Settlement Agreement which both Rob Moshein and Bob Atchison were willing to execute.

Notice the words...

STATEMENT OF ROBERT ATCHISON

The undersigned, Robert Atchison, issues this public statement in connection with the lawsuit, Cause No. GN303141; Robert Atchison, Plaintiff, v. Oma Hamou Defendant; In the District Court, 345th Judicial District of Travis County, Texas (“Lawsuit”).The lawsuit has been settled and I have agreed to issue this public statement in connection with this settlement. I have also agreed to be made subject to a Permanent Injunction which has been entered by the court in connection with this settlement.

In the past, I have made statements concerning Oma Hamou, the Sarskaia Foundation, Enigma Films, Inc., Enigma Royal Films, LLC, Enigma Royal Films, Inc. and the film, “As A Matter of Honour.” These statements have dealt generally with allegations of criminal conduct on the part of Ms. Hamou and certain commercial debts purportedly associated with Ms. Hamou’s filmmaking activities. These statements have been communicated by me to the general public via the internet and to various third parties such as governmental organizations, prospective lenders, industry professionals and other third parties in private conversations and written communications.

Statements that I have made both verbally and in written form concerning Ms. Hamou and her related organizations and entities regarding the aforementioned subject matters have been false and misleading. I have agreed pursuant to the Permanent Injunction entered in the Lawsuit to no longer make any statements regarding Ms. Hamou or any of the previously mentioned organizations, other than referring to the fact there was a lawsuit, it was settled, and this statement, and I have agreed that any statements by me relating the fact that there was a lawsuit and that it was settled will only be communicated together with the complete text of this statement.

Further, I agree to publish this statement and the Permanent Injunction on the Alexander Palace website (www.alexanderpalance.org) for a period of one-hundred twenty (120) consecutive days the date of the entry of the Permanent Injunction.

Most particularly I wish to publicly state that I recognize that two topics I have commented upon have caused particular distress for Ms. Hamou and I wish to speak directly to those matters.
Firstly, I have no personal knowledge or information which would support in any manner the unsubstantiated allegation that Ms. Hamou or her associates or colleagues attempted to hire a third party to harm or murder me, Robert Atchison. It is my understanding that the law enforcement authorities investigating this matter have closed their files based upon an absence of evidence to support these allegations. I have no reason to believe that there has ever been any substance or merit to these allegations.

Secondly, with respect to the various statements made by me or made by others and republished by me regarding Father Markell of St. Petersburg, Russia and The Fedorovsky Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia, I wish to publicly state that I have no personal knowledge that Ms. Hamou took any action that made Father Markell “homeless”, that she seduced him or otherwise had any inappropriate relationship with him or that Father Markell was required to or did repay a loan to J. P. Morgan Bank on behalf of Oma Hamou or any of her related entities and, thirdly, I acknowledge that Ms. Hamou did undertake restoration efforts for The Fedorovsky Cathedral and the Alexander Palace.My specific reference to the above two topics (regarding an allegation that Ms. Hamou attempted to harm or murder me and the comments regarding The Fedorovsky Cathedral and Father Markell) are not intended to diminish in any way my full and complete retraction of any false or misleading statements I have made in the past regarding Ms. Hamou and the aforementioned entities and organizations. It is simply that I understand that the allegations associated with these two topics have been most offensive to Ms. Hamou.

In no manner do I wish to impede the production of the film, “As A Matter of Honour” or do or say anything that could possibly reflect poorly on her commendable and worthwhile effort to restore any historical monuments in Russia. I wish Ms. Hamou the best in these endeavors. I sincerely regret any harm or damage suffered by Ms. Hamou, personally, or suffered by any of the organizations and entities affiliated with her, or any person associated with this lawsuit. Again, to the extent that any of my previous statements have caused Ms. Hamou concern, embarrassment, or humiliation, I am truly sorry.

­­____________________________ ____________

Robert ATCHISON Date

Source: AA Legends, Oma Hamou.com, AlexanderPalace.org

Bob Atchison's Dishonesty...

Evil Genius In Austin, Texas Tapping His Fingers Together And Laughing Demonically ... Boris Romanov, St. Petersburg Russia - OmaHamou.com Forum

UPDATED 4/18/2007

Bob Atchison won his lawsuit against Oma Hamou by lying and using forged documents --

http://alexanderpalaceobsession.blogspot.com/2006/11/updatedone-of-many-examples-of-forgery.html

Bob Atchison had "advantage" at trial Mike Newson says Oma Hamou wasn't represented by an attorney...

http://www.omahamou.com/pdf/Plaintiff_s_Reurged_Motion_for_Continuance.pdf

Bob Atchison & Cult "repeatedly" lie to law enforcement in an attempt to rid society of Hamou

http://alexanderpalaceobsession.blogspot.com/2006/12/bob-atchisons-plots-against-oma-hamou.html

http://alexanderpalaceobsession.blogspot.com/2006/11/cult-surrounding-alexander-palace-in.html

http://alexanderpalaceobsession.blogspot.com/2007/03/who-is-poster-who-calls-himself-tsarfan.html

Those who created Pallasart's Oma Hamou Report dot org & Oma Hamou Reality Blog
“…About this whole "Oma" thing I can't comment, except that the only people who really care about it are the ones being sued for libel – so they have to have some kind of "defense" -- and you tell `em I said so…” Peter Kurth Author/Historian

Quote Oma Hamou Report dot org: "...This website is the private property of the author/domain owner, and was researched, written and built by no one else. Robert Atchison has no involvment whatsoever with this content. Such twisting of the truth however, is typical of Hamou and her schemes...."

Yet in the final analysis Bob Atchison's own statements to law enforcement would prove this bit of information wrong. Notice the police say Atchison created a web site to warn others about Hamou's character and notice the police state they went to his site and downloaded it?

According to OmaHamou.com there was only one site up about Hamou at the time and that was the recently created Pallasart's Oma Hamou Report dot org. Source: Mike Newson

There are so many inconsistencies in Atchison's stories he's told to law enforcement, his testimony at trial, court documents and to the public at large. For example in one of the documents submitted to the court Atchison tells Peter Kurth he does not to know the identity of the person who created Oma Hamou Report dot org yet reports from law enforcement says he created it. Furthermore, IP log records from Free WebHostinging showed Pallasart created Oma Hamou Report. In Atchison's oral deposition he claims he is the only person authorized to make changes to his Alexander Palace Time Machine templates which would mean he (not Moshein) created those secret (invisible) links that directed traffic to Oma Hamou Report on Tripod, Freewebhosting and Oma Hamou Report dot org. http://www.omahamou.com/APTMBLOODHOUND.htm

Dr. Jekyl/ Dr. Hyde Persona

According to Mike Newson, the courts in Texas sided with Hamou and issued a "restraining order" (yes, a restraining order) against Pallasart's Oma Hamou Report dot org web site and Rob Moshein but both were pathologically incapable of doing what the court ordered.
They continued to defame, harass (etc) Hamou, Enigma Films and her foundation as demonstrated to the court in private messages sent to various members on Pallasart's (Atchison's company) Russian history forum, the Alexander Palace Time Machine. According to documents submitted to the court, most of the people didn't appreciate being asked to choose sides in the Bob and Oma saga and when they refused, Atchison threw a tantrum and threatened them.

Notice the date of the PM Moshein sends to one of Pallasart's Russian History Forum member:

http://www.omahamou.com/pdf/affidavit/exhibit110.pdf

Take a look at the date provided on the court order against Pallasart's Oma Hamou Report dot org and Rob Moshein:

Notice both Bob Atchison and Rob Moshein's intentional violation of the Court’s orders, their flagrant disregard of protective orders concerning Oma Hamou...

NOTHING WAS GOING TO STOP THEM NOT EVEN THE COURTS...

Another poster on AA Legends Forum describes Atchison's Dr. Jekyl / Dr.Hyde personality:

[Excerpts] “…I have to tell you that I've had a pretty interesting week. I've spoken to Bob Atchison several times -- which is unusual…Anyway, long and short of it is he's pretty damned freaked out by what's going on here (Legends), and he watches obsessively. He's asked me to intercede with you guys…I did have a very bad time with them and the treatment I received on their board. They weren't interested in helping out a "friend" then, and guess what? I'm not interested in helping them out now. I told them that you guys had never, ever been anything other than perfectly friendly, helpful and pleasant people.This is my experience with you, and I see no reason to accept anyone else's as more valid. In fact, after my first conversation with Bob (last Sunday), I have to say that I really saw the nature of the beast. I refused to give in to his various demands -- not only concerning you guys, but also concerning Helen…, who has apparently threatened to sue him if he kicks her off his board -- and he went from zero to crazy in nothing flat. I've never seen anything like it. Before he slammed the phone down, he promised to "fuck with me" if I ever fuck with him -- and that he'll write what he "really thinks" …publish it in the NYTimes..."

Oma Hamou's Attorney Dave Slater reminds Atchison of him losing his temper:

December 4, 2003 QUOTE ATTORNEY DAVE SLATER: “Your idea of discovery is not to marshal evidence to prepare for trial or to streamline the issues in controversy. You appear to view it as a way to inflict maximum harm and discomfort upon your adversary. I have no doubt you will have some explanation for the cat and mouse games you played with service of the pleadings and discovery I referenced above and your mysteriously inability to receive faxes when you knew I was attempting to send you documentation that were not welcomed by you. It is amazing to me that you frustrate my attempts to serve documents upon you and contemporaneously, complain about my handling of the discovery process. You may consider this tactic clever but it will not change the outcome of the case. With respect to your childish references to my “bullying” and “threatening” conduct, Mr. Atchison, I again point out that I would much prefer dealing with an ethical adversary bound by the Rules and Cannons of Ethics than with someone who simply makes it up as he goes along. I am not bullying or threatening you by strict adherence to the Rules or by insisting that we put in writing any deviation from them. Just because you use these terms often does not mean that they will somehow give you a leg up at trial. If you recall, the reason we do not communicate by telephone is that during our first and only telephone conversation I had to hang up on you because you could not control your temper...

Author/Historian Peter Kurth in a letter dated June 20, 2004 wrote:

“…I’m sure when I talk to Tom I can at least reassure him as to the bona fides of Oma’s complaint – I mean, not that he doubts it, but that so many of us have been through this kind of thing before at the hands of the same two people. (Bob Atchison and Rob Moshein) One of their latest tricks has been to attack “The Fate of the Romanovs” (by G. King and P. Wilson), not simply –as they used to—by “disagreeing” with its conclusions, but by saying that Greg and Penny used “discredited sources” in writing the work and, moreover, that they refused to allow “professional historian” (the definition of a “professional historian” being entirely in their own hands, of course). Oma is in a more serious position, however, because she’s “tampering” with Bob’s own little baby (the Palace –and “the Boy Who Dream of a Palace,” and all of the rest of that sentimental bullshit—forgiving my French! My guess is he will stop at nothing to destroy her, and would have done the same to me—believe me, he was well along the road—had the DNA tests of 1994 not (temporarily) given him a little breathing room…”

http://www.omahamou.com/pdf/affidavit/exhibit070.pdf

Source: Oma Hamou.com Forum

Read Bob Atchison's Oral Deposition in the Oma Hamou litigation: http://www.bobatchison.co.uk/Atchison11105.pdf or http://www.omahamou.com/PDF/Atchison11105.pdf

Court issues Restraining Order against Oma Hamou Report dot org: http://alexanderpalaceobsession.blogspot.com/2006/12/found-this-according-to-mike-newson.html

Oma Hamou Reality Blog

It is absolutely reprehensible for someone to be able to come up with false, malicious and defamatory information about someone with the intent of destroying their character, and be able to do so with impunity and anonymity.

Rob Moshein's Declaration to the Texas Courts

Rob Moshein states the information he puts out there about Hamou isn't libelous or done with "malice" (*coughing*) rather the information he quotes as being factual is based upon research done to the "best of his ability." (*rolling eyes to heaven*) According to Mike Newson the courts in Texas didn't agree with Moshein's way of thinking and held him accountable by issuing a restraining order against him.

UPDATE: Yesterday, a heated debate between Annie/Lisa S and Rob Moshein erupted on Bob Atchison's Russian history web site forum concerning the enimgatic "Anna Anderson" controversy. In case you didn't know, noted author/historian Penny Wilson was given the boot from further participating on "their" forum because her opinions didn't "jive" with their way of thinking ... then he "whined" about it on Kingandwilson.com...anyhow ... on Atchison's forum Rob published, "...I could care less for O.H...." yeh, right that's why YOU and ATCHISON and the rest of your "web thugs" (a word used to describe you on OmaHamou.com) hijacked the Legends forum to preach your bullshit about O.H. not to mention the web sites and Blog created in O.H.'s honor...yeh, you could care less...ALL OF US HOPE O.H. does succeed in getting Bob Atchison thrown in jail for what he's done to her and if we're lucky they'll take you too!

http://alexanderpalaceobsession.blogspot.com/2007/02/image-hosted-by-imageshackus.html
According to Oma Hamou.com's Mike Newson, Rob Moshein submitted an email communication to the court in Texas from the alleged hit man's wife an email which has never been published on the web.

QUOTE JUST WHO IS MIKE NEWSON BLOG:

-----Original Message-----From: ***********@*****.org [mailto:***********@*****.org]Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 12:24 PM

To: mike@quadex.us; "mailto:mike@newson.com">mike@newson.com

Subject: Urgent

Mike, read this forwared message. I can tell you this if you put up her site for her I know M6 is you ( dont insult mine and **** intelligence by saying it isnt) I will go to Virginia about everything you have told me over the years- nude shoots you went on with girls.Remember the one in Aniheim where I had to demand you to stop touching the girls breasts with make up, ones that you went she knew nothing about. I remember everything you told me about encounters with these young girls. I will tell her just how you feel about her and so on. Even though they were all over 18 you still have basicly cheated on your wife.You have broken my heart and confindence with what you have done with this fucking whore and thats all she is. How dare you take my friendship so lightly. You know me I will not take this lying down. You made a fatal mistake to our friendship Mike and to still lie to me yesterday on the phone saying you knew nothing about her sites.Bullshit. You have ruined a great friendship for this no good backstabbing user bitch. You still are so blind to see she doesnt give a rats fucking ass about you.Are you willing to lose everything for her?You have betrayed me Mike and that will not change. You have forced me to do whatever I have to do through to proper legal channels to put an end to this. I believe the begining will be full disclosure to Virginia you have left me no choice. I trusted you with my friendship Mike something you now for a fact I dont do lightly.

Read Mike Newson's Rebuttal: http://alexanderpalaceobsession.blogspot.com/2006/12/in-response-to-pallasarts-just-who-is.html

AN EXAMPLE OF FORGERY:

According to Mike Newson this message is not a true copy of the original but does represent how Rob Moshein cuts/pastes things and puts it out as if it was true when it's not. Amongst other things, Newson states the word "forward" does not appear on the same line as indicated in the above letter. By the way folks, remember the FBI found Mike Newson to be a credible source but did not find Bob Atchison credible and it is for these reasons the criminal complaint he filed against Hamou was dismissed - because it lacked credibility.

Now we know as a matter of fact the author of Oma Hamou Reality blog published what appears to be excerpts from an email communication on its current blog about Mike Newson yet claims not to be in contact with nor in any way affiliated with "anyone" over at Pallasart. (*coughing*) Moshein published on the Legends forum a statement that said "in so many words" if Hamou wanted Oma Hamou Reality Blog to disappear then she should make APO do the same. This blog was created long before anyone from Pallasart or associated with Atchison decided to create a blog on Oma Hamou. Our reasons for doing so was because the Legends forum where most of us freely participated discussing Russian history was hijacked by a bunch of raving lunatics!

Rob Moshein's Parenoia Stalks AA Legends History Forum

QUOTE ANASTASIA D: April 11, 2006: A WARNING TO ROB MOSHEIN AND HIS CRONIES

I wanted nothing more than to be Switzerland, a completely neutral party when you decided to mess with me. I would advise you just step back and leave me, and this forum alone. I thought everyone should be aware that Rob has attacked me by contacting RealAnastasia and lying to her by saying I am not who I say I am. Since we both live in Austin, Texas, he claims to have come to my home, where he was told the person who answered the door didn't know who I am. He had the right address, based off the whois info for the domain, so he's either not smart enough to follow directions to find my house, or he's just a flat out liar, because I live where I say I live. BTW Rob, my boyfriend said he'd love to meet you if you'd actually like to come to our home for real. Just be sure to email ahead so that we're home when you get here. And if you need directions, just ask. We'd both love the opportunity to come face to face with you. And thanks for reminding me I forgot to update the phone number in my whois - you're right about that, it's outdated. But again, the address IS correct. Anyway, I had never had any personal contact with you before, and don't fully understand your motivation for attacking me, someone you've never met. Oh wait, yes I do. You're a control freak and you can't control what people say and do here - and you can't handle that. You have no reason to be concerned with my existance, yet went out of your way to lie to RealAnastasia in an attempt to start trouble with my forum by claiming I'm a liar. You are the only liar between the two of us, and even if you can't admit it to others, you know for a fact that it's the truth.

QUOTE ROB MOSHEIN: April 22, 2006 "...Oh yeah, the owner," Anastasia..." spend the thirty dollars for yourself and run the Intelius report, I did. The addresses don't match up, and THAT one is married...THIS one claims a "boyfriend". No, I wont' give you the benefit of my expense. If you want verification, its there for you to buy for yourself...

QUOTE ANASTASIA D: I love the way your story changes. You first wrote to RealAnastasia and told her there is no one in Austin named Anastasia D... Well, I am here and now that you know that everyone can easily see that, you try to tell me I can't be *that* Anastasia D... (BTW, I have had 4 different addresses since moving to Austin. Ever think that maybe some random report hasn't caught up with the current one? I never claimed to have lived at this address for any specific period of time.) As for being married, I am not, and I do live with my boyfriend. Have I ever been married and/or divorced? That's none of your business. So which is it? Do I not exist or am I trying to steal someone else's identity? Inquiring minds want to know...

QUOTE ROB MOSHEIN: "...It is fascinating that you complain on the one hand of allowing public harassment and humiliation in OUR Board, yet the psuedo Anastasia D... (and yes I did go check the veracity of the PUBLICLY posted registration address, funny how you JUMP to assume criminal intent, itself slander when published...) can go on for literally hundreds and hundreds of pages. You know yourself FULL WELL that you would be the first to scream if such behavior about YOU was published on our (APO insert: Bob Atchison's Alexander Palace Time Machine) Forum...

QUOTE ANASTASIA D: The very fact that you are telling ANYONE that I'm not who I say I am, is proof of your moral character. You have never met me, and if by some stretch of the imagination you actually believe your own lies, you're simply a lousy reseacher. According to intelius.com, there are two of me here in Austin....And like I said before, if you'd really like to come here and meet me, just let me know. My boyfriend would love the opportunity to come face to face with you. Although I somehow don't think you have the courage to actually go through with it...

QUOTE ANASTASIA D: May 17, 2006 - I never imagined I would be attacked by the owner/moderator of another site, who would lie to others about me behind my back. And then he and his "arch enemy" (and their various people) would take over and use the place as their personal mud wrestling ring...

QUOTE ROB MOSHEIN: "...and yet, you do nothing about it whatsoever. Isn't that salient? All these "lies" about "you", "Oma" etc...are all still there for the world to read. I wonder why? You claim I lied about going to your "address" (I did, twice actually, funny you don't know about the second time, you would have if you really lived there. Thats all I'll say. Trick question "Anastasia", what Texas county do you live in? come on, I double dog dare you to answer publicly) Then you hide behind a registration service for this website. I wonder why, if you are so "above board" with nothing to hide and the aggressive "boyfriend" to protect you...

QUOTE ANASTASIA D: Gee, since you double dog dared me. Who can resist that? I live in Williamson County. My next door neighbor is in Travis county. We are literally on the line. I also work in Williamson county, yet spend the day looking across the street at Travis county. So you have attempted to stalk me not once, but twice? Good to know. I guess your instinct for directions still aren't too hot, because I'm still exactly where I originally said I am. As for hiding behind a registration service, it's not really hiding. If you have a fucking fruit loop of a nutjob claiming they came to your house, you'd probably think about keeping the other fruit loops from getting the same idea. (Non fruit loops are always welcome.) As for my boyfriend, there is nothing aggressive about him. But he is more than capable of protecting me and our home. A little something you should keep in mind should you ever decide to come here for real...

QUOTE ROB MOSHEIN: "...Then, all this "libel" all over the site. All still there...as any "web forum" admin can tell you, regardless of what you think, a forum owner/provider once "on notice" of libelous material is legally responsible for the libel if they continue to permit its publication. Call a good Texas attorney. Also, ever hear of "mititgation of damages"? See, you can't just leave lible about you lying around forever to rack up damages. The law demands that you take active steps to have the libel removed immediately. This is why Oma/Justin/Jim/Terry will lose any "lawsuit" as she/they have done nothing to prevent further publication of the "libel" alleged. In fact by permitting people to keep quoting and requoteing allegedly libelous material, you are legally responsible for its publication as if you made the posting yourself...

QUOTE ANASTASIA D: I don't see it as libel. I see it as you being exposed for the scumsucking son of a bitch you are. It's not libel if it's the truth!

QUOTE ROB MOSHEIN: "...and yet, you do nothing. not even abou the alleged "lies" about you yourself. I wonder why? Funny that you never heard that the sin of ommission is equal to the sin of commission. Just as true in the Texas Courts as sunday school. I have a "real life" too, and yet I find time to completely admin and police a forum that has quite literally ten thousand times the users as this one. I guess its just a difference what we consider important...Your actions and lack thereof speak far more eloquently about you and your genuine motives here than anything else. Literally, Res Ipsa Loquitor...

QUOTE ANASTASIA D: I haven't done "nothing." Every time you've lied about me, I've been quite forward in calling you out on it. If I had something to hide, I'd be running around erasing posts all day. But I don't. I stand behind everything I say, and if you want to waste your time making up lies about me, I'm more than happy to let the rest of the people here read it, and if they have any questions, they can come to me and ask...

QUOTE ROB MOSHEIN: "Anastasia"/Oma, I will grant your answer is quite correct about Williamson county. However the nice older lady I spoke to outside, with the german sounding last name, I can't recall it just now and don't have my notes with me, said she owned the property and never heard of you or your live in boyfriend..."

QUOTE ANASTASIA D: Be sure to come back with those notes. I'd like to know who the elderly senile woman was wondering around my home. This house was built by a couple who later rented it to my boyfriend when they moved out, and he then bought the house from them. No one who could be classified as "elderly" has ever lived here. Dammit. Now you've got me worried some nice old lady doesn't know where she is...

QUOTE ROB MOSHEIN: "...Interesting that you decide to define my verifying public information, the public posted address you used, as "stalking". something only Hamou does. You yourself ought to realize how utterly stupid it is to say I'm "stalking" someone who's real name or address I don't know, much less a person I've never met...

QUOTE ANASTASIA D: If you saved the info from that whois, you have my real name and address. But we have never met, I'll give you that. And I'll also give you that stalking may be the wrong word. Lying to everyone here that you came to my house, and then making up a nice old lady to attempt to confirm your lies is very much the work of a fruit loop. So you're not a stalker. Just a fruit loop...

QUOTE ROB MOSHEIN: "...Gee and yet you keep me around. I'd think I would be the FIRST person you'd ban forever, even after I ASKED you to ban me, you still wouldn't. The only obvious reason is that you secretly WANT me here, to read all of Oma/Justin/Mike/Terry/Anastasia/and the miraculous uber-baby 's postings....

QUOTE ANASTASIA D: Like I said, this is an unmoderated forum. Someday I may be forced to change that, but for now, that's how it is. Yes, you asked me to ban you. Any reason you think I should have granted your request? You're more than welcome to leave and never come back. Do you not have the strength on your own to stay away?

QUOTE ROB MOSHEIN: "...and you still didn't answer my questions, Oma/anastasia, about why you keep all this "libel" about all these persons here, if you don't like your forum being "hijacked" by the fucking fruit loops of nutjobs...Again, the only reason is that you WANT all the Hamou/Justin ad nauseum stuff UP and available to be read...

QUOTE ANASTASIA D: Wait, wait, wait. Hold up a second. Let me get this right. Now you're saying I'm Oma. But you just said we've never met. Which is it?

QUOTE ROB MOSHEIN: "You still just keep answering my questions by your actions, despite the typical Hamou smokescreen of foul-mouthed grammar school verbiage...

QUOTE ANASTASIA D: Okay, so you're saying I am Oma. I wish someone would have told me I had my own film company. I never would have left Los Angeles...

QUOTE OLGA FAN: May 27, 2006 "Because, othewise, why would Bob/Rob accuse the Forum Admin Anastasia as Oma's agent or Oma herself? FA Anastasia even posted her cute photo in the pet thread, and they still don't seem to believe her for some reason...

QUOTE ANASTASIA D: Best I can tell, it's because they didn't like the idea of having people from the AP forum having somewhere else to discuss the Anastasia/Anna Anderson topic in an evironment they can't control. And not only did people from the AP come here, but well known authors and historians of the subject, such as Peter Kurth, Greg King and Penny Wilson decided to post. I created this forum last year as a place for those interested in the Anna Anderson story to discuss it without being ridiculed.I knew nothing about Bob/Oma when I created this forum. If someone wants to go back and research the time frame between the creation of this forum, and the first discussion about Bob and Oma, let me know. I'd be curious about the answer myself. At some point, Rob Moshein decided to try to stir up trouble by claiming that I'm lying about my identity. Before that I wasn't really aware of the whole Bob/Oma issue. Had Rob Moshein not attacked me and lied about me behind my back, the whole Bob/Oma thing wouldn't have been tolerated in the first place. However, I'll admit my curiosity got the better of me. Rob Moshein can thank himself for that. My initial instincts said that if Rob would take the time and trouble to make up lies about me simply because I decided to start up a forum, it made sense that Oma had been a victim herself, because obviously those two had an actual history. I've never even met Bob or Rob. (Or Oma, for that matter.) So I let the discussions go on unmoderated. In a way, I regret that I did. But then again, it seems a lot of questions have been raised on both sides. I don't think one side is 100% guilty or innocent. There are things about Oma I find very suspicious. There are things about Bob I think are severely shady. How will everything end? Only time will tell. My name is Anastasia....and I live in Austin, TX. I live at the address that used to be publicly posted in the whois for this domain. I have owned many, many domains over the last 10 years or so, and this is the first time I've had to withdraw my information from a whois because someone attempted to use the information against me.I still fail to see what I would have to gain by lying about who I am and where I live.

What difference would that make, really, to people posting on this forum? Membership to this forum is free. Have I ever asked anyone here for money? Have I tried to sell anyone something? Is there a business attached to this forum, or some other source of income? No, there is not. I pay for the domain and the webspace, and let others post here for free.What was Rob Moshein's motive for trying to start trouble for someone who simply wanted to start an alternative forum for people to discuss "The Legend Of Anastasia"?

Why would he take the address from the whois and come to my home looking for me? What was he planning to do when he found me? (And he certainly can, because I'm still right here, where I've always said I am.) What is his motivation for lying and saying he's been to the address in the whois and saying I don't really live here?

If I was really Oma Hamou, or someone in her "camp" there are certainly things here I would have censored or deleted. But I've left up 99.9% of everything anyone here has posted. (That other .1% were excess copies of the same post. No information was lost.) I have no connection to Oma or her people aside from the fact that they are allowed to post on this forum. I have no connection to Bob or Rob, aside from being attacked by and having Rob lie to others about me behind my back. Yet I allow them to post here too. If I had ANYTHING to hide, this forum would not be unmoderated and several people would have been banned...

QUOTE JIM: July 14, 2006 - Rob Moshein & Bob Atchison: Trouble with penetrating your consciousness is that you may be actually living in your own delusions and may not know that there is a reality that you seem to be completely unruffled by. Reality is that its a crime to file false police reports, conspire and concoct a murder for hire scheme, defraud people out of their money and a slew of other things, and as remarkable as it is how long you've been getting away with it events are in motion to bring your own hateful sadism back onto your own self in full force. Bob (Atchison), I heard you cried during the trial when a few of your lies were laid bare and you felt somewhat exposed the thing about crying is when you torture somebody and utterly destroy their lives for 5 years with unbelievable cruelty your cry baby ways are going to back fire. For years I’ve had to listen to Oma Hamou offer sympathy to you as you continue with your wonton actions of destruction against her, and heard her say that she didn’t want you to go to jail or your money she just wanted you to stop, well she doesn’t say that anymore. Thank God. Your blatant disregard for anything but your own delusions and your hatefulness provided an uncommon amount of documentation of your criminal acts coupled with the fact that Oma Hamou is one of the most meticulous record keeper in the world it is my belief that I will finally get to watch the law to do its job and give you the kind of grief for cause that you’ve attempted to give Oma without cause. It is a strong probability Bob that you will be hauled off to jail. Remember as you cry think of me think of the fortunes that you shot to hell and think of me reveling in the fact that you are a crybaby!

Source: AA Legends Forum & http://alexanderpalaceobsession.blogspot.com/2006/12/once-upon-time-there-was-non.html

According to the court record in Texas it indicates Oma Hamou had proven a likelihood of success in her libel, defamation, stalking and a slew of other things she was suing Atchison's web company, Pallasart, Rob Moshein and him personally for.

Source: http://www.omahamou.com/2nd%20Amended%20Counterclaim1.pdf

Hamou files criminal complaints against Atchison

Quote Mike Newson: "...How does that old saw go? … the wheel of justice grinds ever so painfully slow, yet it does grind exceedingly fine…The last word that I have heard is that they (the legal system) are putting every thing under the legal microscope. Lets face it this is a situation where a mistake in justice can be as serious as the crime that is suspected of being committed. The legal system demands that they know for sure what happened and that they have an iron clad case. My understanding is …so far, so good… That is time will tell, but I tend to feel that what we are experiencing is the calm before the storm, or in Oma’s situation she is in the eye of the storm, all is calm now, but the winds will reverse and the storm will rage again, but this time in the other direction. The plan is that when it happens we will let you know on Oma’s site, (http://www.omahamou.com) which way it happened --- for or against. Although at this stage the rumor that floats back to us is that it is all good for Oma, just hang in there and let ‘them” do their work. Just a quick note to Sandman, thanks for keeping the banner held high! I find insight in the way you pull things out of the cloud of the internet, even sometimes finding deeper meaning in my own words, in light of the way you cite your sources and bring it all into one cohesive and more comprehendible whole …

When a reporter from Moskovskaya Pravda asked Hamou her opinion of Bob Atchison she quipped: "... What a despicable piece of humanity...I want him to go to jail..."

Today on Bob Atchison’s Russian History Forum:
Rob Moshein and noted historian/author Penny Wilson

Quote Rob Moshein: Thanks Penny....

Quote Penny Wilson: No problem, Rob.

Quote Rob Moshein: So, what have YOU done to help our forum BE of use to students and scholars??

Quote Penny Wilson: You may remember, Rob, that I used to make many contributions to this forum -- as did other historians and authors like Greg King and Peter Kurth -- but the hostility of some of your posters made it impossible for us to continue. Therefore, I have my own site and forum now -- that's where I make my contributions to students and scholars these days.

But let me ask you this: Do YOU not have a responsibility to "students and scholars" to ensure that what is posted here AS FACT actually is true?

Especially in this contentious issue. Believe what you will about Anastasia Manahan, but her story does have facts that are often distorted and lied about in this forum. If you stop the misinformation, then this forum can become a resource.

Quote Rob Moshein: How much suppression of Free Speech should we accept??

Quote Penny Wilson: Oh, please. Not the impassioned "suppression of Free Speech" speech. Obviously, I am not championing suppression of free speech -- so don't even begin to suggest that I am. I reject that assertion entirely. You must know that there is a difference between discussion in "grey areas" and the presentation of a falsehood as a fact, which is what Annie did that ignited this whole discussion.

Quote Rob Moshein: Who shall be the "arbiter" of just exactly what IS fact and what is not, especially in borderline cases where there is much discussion??

Quote Penny Wilson: There are many sources out there that can be used. I would suggest starting with Peter Kurth's book. Requiring people to produce sources when asked for them might be another approach. There are things which can be done to minimize the misinformation on the Survivor's Forum.

Quote Rob Moshein: Easy to criticise...harder to be constructive.

Quote Penny Wilson: On the contrary, I think I was just very constructive. The question now is: Will you take any of my suggestions on board?

Quote Rob Moshein: So, you took your marbles and went elsewhere. That was VERY helpful to our forum, because you did not like being challenged on your theories. Res Ipsa Loquitor. You, Greg and Peter decided that is was better to cut and run rather than stand your ground and support your statements. VERY constructive.You pointedly beg my question of Freedom of Speech. Just WHO is the judge of what is fact and what is not? You? Greg?? Peter??

I notice that you never did answer Annie's actual question, the answer to which I myself don't know. WHY did AA not actually DISPUTE BEING CALLED TATIANA? I concede she never claimed to be, but Annie seems to have a point that she did not dissuade anyone either that she was....With all due respect to Peter, DNA has shown AA was not related to Alexandra Feodrovna. It is not exactly a reliable source anymore to show that she was...unless there is new evidence. Its easy to hide in your forum, with fewer users in a month than we have in a DAY. What are you DOING to make this place better since you choose to come here and criticise? you choose the easy way out, every time....put your money where your mouth is and make THIS a place to be "reliable" for students...Oh, and btw...about 200 elementary schools, 150 high schools, and 75 universities in the US, Britain, Australia and elsewhere find our forum to be a VERY relaible source...Starting with Dartmouth. Cornell, Oxford, Washington State, University of Virginia, The State Museums of the Russian Federation, University of Milwaukee, Ball State, Texas A&M, University of Nebraska, Bucknell, University of Michigan, University of Iowa, Baylor, Rice, Drew, and many others.

Rob Moshein is claiming these various educational institutions consider Atchison's web site FORUM reliable? What a bunch of bullshit! They do not! We at the APO Blog wonder what would these various organizations think if they were to learn of the reputations of the people behind the Alexander Palace Time Machine web site?

Although we should always be vigilant against the “Big Lie of Goebbels" ilk, nothing becomes true or ceases being true in history or factual because of what Bob Atchison or anyone else might say or believe. Only the very gullible could be swayed by an assertion of fact made without evidence to support the supposition. History is not a religion sustained by mere creed.

What is history? It is the recording of past events, whose happening may be established by the evidence which may be testimonial i.e. the record given by a witness to the event or the record as revealed archival research or archeologically. History is a systematic body of knowledge i.e. a science. It should not be conjectural i.e. forming judgments or opinions on the basis of incomplete or inconclusive information.

To me history is not to be considered static and immutable but to be subject to constant review and reassessment, should convincing evidence be presented which conclusively refutes the present knowledge. As in all sciences it should be a churning body of knowledge in which previous conclusions turn out to be false in the light of new facts or information. If after being vetted by the historians and rigorous scrutiny, the newly discovered evidence passes the sniff test, then history must be rewritten or revised to accord with the new findings.

Sadly, history is at best an inexact science- more akin to economics, where the vagaries of the human element often confound and distort the economist’s projections. The biases and prejudices of the observer of the event being recorded, or the subjective perceptions of the historian interpreting the historical evidence of the event may skew the history - at least for while.